Chess Puzzle #8tCzZ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1404 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks b1/g3; bishop h5; pawns a2/a4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/f8; bishop c8; knight d4; pawns a6/b5/c4/e5/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2br1rk1/5p1p/p1q4Q/1p2pp1B/P1pnP3/6R1/P4PPP/1R4K1 b - - 1 26

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